I was expecting something a bit less casual but you did cover what the title suggested and without major problems aside from the rotten pauses in my video feed. That may be the result of server overload or other technical issue. Too bad we are still in the infancy of the internet.

You already say lots about fancy role playing games as well as testbooks, so I think you should check out the constructionist educational theory supposedly behind the One Laptop Per Child and their experiences as well.

Late this year Mary Lou Jepson's new high resolution, low power, readable in direct sunlight screens will be appearing on machines much more capable than the Kindle for pretty low costs. That'll make your ideas more valuable to not only school kids, but to us lifetime learners.

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When it comes to learning, you have to check out the Sickle Cell Counselor at the San Francisco Exploratorium. Instead of the usual one minute or so of attention that other exhibits get from visitors, this catches them for twenty to forty five minutes. Maybe there is some more about why that works, but I haven't found much lately.